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    From digimaus@618:618/1 to All on Fri Nov 14 00:18:38 2025
    Hi everyone,

    My cataract surgery went incredibly well. I now have 20/20 vision in
    both eyes, but thge cataracts were hiding how bad my near vision
    (age-related) had become. I'm now using +2.00 power readers for the
    computer and +2.50 power readers for the phone.

    I will still have to wear glasses with prisms in them for my esotropia
    as the prisms change the focal point of light for my eyes, causing them
    to relax, and my not getting splitting headaches. I use those glasses
    when driving as focusing constantly far afield causes my eyes to wander
    and set strained pretty badly.

    Now to get a handle on my diabetic retinopathy and I'll be good.

    The worst part is the light sensitivity I have right now because I had cataracts for so long and my corneas aren't used to being in full light.

    -- Sean

    ... I'd like to start a diet but I've got too much on my plate right now.
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  • From Mortar M.@618:250/19 to digimaus on Sat Nov 15 13:49:43 2025
    Re: Surgery
    By: digimaus to All on Fri Nov 14 2025 00:18:38

    I will still have to wear glasses with prisms in them...

    I have this image of you facing the Sun and rainbows shooting out of your eyes. --- SBBSecho 3.31-Linux
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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Mortar M. on Sat Nov 15 16:06:08 2025
    Mortar M. wrote to digimaus:

    I have this image of you facing the Sun and rainbows shooting out of your eyes.

    Not so much that but I do see halos around lights at night due to the prisms and there's no way to fix that. You just have to learn how to deal with
    them,

    Speaking of glasses, I need to ask the eye doctor when I can go get a new prescription for my "regular" glasses.

    Right now, I am sitting at Taco Bell using my tiny 12.5" Dell Latitude
    E7240 laptop wearing 2.50 power reading glasses and I can see the screen perfectly. So wonderful to have perfect vision again.

    -- <8D~



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